Mazda Supplies Cars to Team Rubicon UK for COVID19 Response

Mazda Motors UK has extended its support of military veterans with
cars being supplied to Team Rubicon UK for their work in helping to
combat the COVID19 virus, providing vital support to frontline emergency
services and vulnerable communities across the UK. The cars were
supplied through Mission Motorsport, The Forces Motorsport Charity, and
prepared by SMH Fleet Solutions.

Team Rubicon UK is a disaster response charity that repurposes
military skills and experience to deploy teams of highly skilled
volunteers providing life-saving aid to those who need it most. Staffed
mainly by ex-military volunteers, who all have experience in hostile
and character-testing environments – they deliver life-saving aid at
home or abroad.

Every “Greyshirt” volunteer, whether a veteran or civilian, brings
grit, determination and hard-won experience to humanitarian missions. In
2019 they helped over 250,000 victims of disaster in the UK, Bahamas,
Mozambique, Indonesia, Dominican Republic, Nepal and Uganda to name but a
few of the countries where they are operational.

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The Mazda cars will plug into the command structure of Team Rubicon
UK and assist in the supply and training of PPE, running mortuaries and
supporting logistics for the operational team. “Team Rubicon UK is
standing up its capability and bringing in our disaster response
expertise to help the UK to overcome the biggest peace-time challenge it
has ever faced,” commented Ben Lampard, Director of Operations.

Adding, “we have been working alongside the UK Government, British
Armed Forces and the UK voluntary and community sector to set up a
national cell to organise and coordinate volunteers”.

“With the launch of Op RE:ACT, www.teamrubiconuk.org is mobilising
the UK’s military veterans who have answered the nation’s call for
volunteers. Our veterans have served their country with pride and
distinction and they’re ready to step forward to serve again, this time
on home soil. Now more than ever their unique skills and experience can
help to protect and save UK lives.”

“We have supported Mission Motorsport
since their inception,” commented Jeremy Thomson, Managing Director,
Mazda Motors UK. “The COVID19 emergency affects us all and we all have a
part to play in the fight against the virus, we see the support of Team
Rubicon as an extension of our support for military veterans and an
opportunity to contribute in a small way to the fight.”

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